Between 2022 and 2023, the five major U.S. sports leagues collectively earned $49.3 billion.
The NFL generated the highest revenue, at $18.7 billion, significantly outpacing both the NBA and MLB, which each brought in $10.9 billion. Although the main sources of league revenues have largely remained unchanged over the last four decades, there are distinct variations in the revenue breakdown of each sport.
This graphic breaks down U.S. sports leagues by revenue stream, based on data from Sportico.
Cool graphic. I wouldn’t have guessed that NBA and MLB were tied. NBA just signed a new tv deal that should propel them solely into the second place going forward.
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